DeKALB – More than likely, there is only one road to the NCAA tournament for the Northern Illinois men's basketball team.
The Huskies are going to have to win four straight at the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
That path for the No. 7 seed Huskies begins against No. 10 Western Michigan at 7 p.m. Monday at the NIU Convocation Center in the first round of the conference tournament.
"You have to take it up a notch," Northern Illinois senior guard Travon Baker said. "You can't have the same mindset that it's a normal game. It's a have-to-win situation.